Great Hammerhead Shark or Sphyma mokarran, has featured on the local WWF cover on 29th November 1999. This cover issued together with the WWF stamp series by Montserrat Post. The cover have postmark of WWF logo.
Great hammerheads may be found from inshore waters of less than 1 m deep, to a depth of 80 m offshore. They favour coral reefs, but also inhabit continental shelves, island terraces, lagoons, and deep water near land.The great hammerhead is a solitary, nomadic predator that tends to be given a wide berth by other reef sharks.
The average great hammerhead measures up to 3.5 m long and weighs over 230 kg. The favourite prey of the great hammerhead are rays and skates, especially stingrays.With its large size and cutting teeth, the great hammerhead is certainly capable of inflicting fatal injuries to a human.
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